By Staff Writer (media@latinospost.com) | First Posted: Apr 19, 2015 06:03 AM EDT

An Ohio police officer was praised when he decided not to shoot a murder suspect who was taunting him to do so.

Inquisitr reported that Jesse Kidder, a cop in New Richmond refused to fire at a 27-year-old man, Michael Wilcox, who was accused of murdering his fiancé and best friend.

Kidder was only a rookie in the Ohio police force for one year, having joined on April 16, 2014. He had a body camera during the encounter.

The footage lasted one minute and 20 seconds, showing Wilcox charging at Kidder and telling the latter to kill him.

Wilcox said in the Global News video, "Shoot me or I'll shoot you!"

Kidder replied as he continued to take several steps back, "No man, I'm not going to do it!"

Many people agreed that Kidder would have been justified if he shot Wilcox, as the murder suspect continued to run toward the police officer despite several warnings. Reportedly, Wilcox had a weapon in his car or person as he approached the cop. He was described as a "suicide by police" case, in which a person plans to kill himself by taunting a cop to shoot him dead.

At one point in the video, Kidder fell down backwards. Both his hands were still firmly placed on the gun aimed at Wilcox but he still refused to shoot at the assailant. Shortly thereafter, Wilcox surrendered and turned around to be handcuffed by other police officers in the area.

ABC News reported that Kidder's bold and patient actions should be commended and serve as an example to other police officers, especially in recent times when cops are being criticized for pulling their triggers too soon.

Kidder said, "He jumped out and he sprinted toward me. I had my firearm already drawn ... and I told him to put his hands up in the air and he was screaming ... 'Shoot me! Shoot me!'" However, the cop said that he saw Wilcox's hands and believed that the suspect was not going to shoot him, which is why he maintained his restraint.

Randy Harvey, Chief of Richmond Police, said, "For him to make the judgment call that he did shows great restraint and maturity. This video footage, it eliminated all doubt that this officer would have been justified if in fact it came to a shooting."

Kidder said, "Law enforcement officers all across the nation have to deal with split-second decisions that mean life or death. I wanted to be absolutely sure before I used deadly force."

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